Knitted cap and method of forming the same



Nov. 16 1926. 1,606,798

D. KARGER KNITTED CAP AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Filed Jul 1e 26, 1922 v I INVENTOR;

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Patented Nov. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES DAVID KARGER OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

KNITTED CAP AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME.

Application filed June 26, 1922. Serial No. 570,967.

My invention relates to improvements in knitted caps and methods of forming the same.

The objects of my invention are to pro vide a simple and inexpensive method of forming knitted caps with reversely folded double bands adapted, when unfolded, to cover the head and neck of the wearer, the lower portion of the crown being cylindrical in form and the upper portion being spherically curved and devoid of unsightly scams or gathered masses of material, the top of the crown being formed generally from triangular projections. Each of said projections is formed integrally along one margin of a knitted blank, the body portion of which forms the lower portion of the crown.

It is also my object to provide means whereby the crown of a knitted cap may be connected along its lower margin with a reversely folding knitted band, the two members of which are partially subdivided to provide a folding line of comparatively thin fabric which facilitates the folding of the band upon the crown and invariably in the same position.

It is also an object of my invention to produce a knitted cap at less cost and of improved appearance.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved cap.

Figure 2 is an elevation, partly in section, with the band in folded position.

Figure 3 is an elevation with the band unfolded.

Figure 4 is a detail View of the knitted blank from which the crown of thecap is formed, with dotted lines illustrating the manner in which the blank is trimmed before being assembled to form the crown of the cap.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

The method of manufacturing my improved cap is as follows:

I first form a flat blank of knitted fabric upon a so-called flat knitting machine provided with a rack lever, whereby the blank may be knitted in zigzag form and composed of the well known herring-bone stitch. I then cut this fabric along one margin to remove the triangular projections 1, the line of severance being indicated by the broken line 2 in Figure 4.

The blank is then folded upon itself and the end margin 6 stitched to the opposite end 7 of the body 5, after which the triangular projections 3 are gathered and their margins stitched together along the lines 8 and 9, as best shown in Figure 1, to form the top of the crown, the points meeting at the center.

It is possible to gather the triangular portion 3 into a spherically curved or dome shaped crown, without wrinkling or buckling the fabric, but preferably the stitching will be extended into the body 5 of the fabric for a short distance to avoid forming sharp shoulders at the angles 4.

The band portion of the cap may be formed integrally with the crown but is preferably formed separately from a flat strip of knitted fabric having selvage edges along the margins 12 and 13, and a relatively thin zone or belt along the line 14, which may be produced in the well known manner by dropping one of the needles at the middle of the set which is in operation for the production ofthe blank. The two half portions 15 and 16 are thus integrally connected with each other by interlocking the threads without producing ribs, thereby forming a narrow belt along which the fabric is thinner than at other points and along which it naturally folds and produces a sharp folded edge, as distinguished from the thick, widely curving or semi-cylindrical fold which would be produced by doubling any other portion of the fabric upon itself. The selvage edge 13 .is. then stitched to the lower margin of the crown of the cap, formed as above described, by trimming away the triangular portions 1 from the blank shown in Figure 4. This line of stitching also forms a folding line at 13 whereby the portion 16 of the band may be readily folded upwardly upon the base portion of the crown, carrying with it the portion 15, reversely folded along the line 14 to a concentric position covering and concealing the portion 16. The completed cap is then in the condition in which it is shown in Figure 2. During cold or stormy weather the band may be unfolded either wholly or partially and the cap may thereupon be worn in the same manner that a so-called stocking cap is worn.

In the foregoing description it has been stated that the ends of the band sections or members and 16 are connected in the form of a ring, the ends being stitched together along the line 17. The connection of the ends of the band along this line is not essential to my invention, for if desired, the ends may be left unconnected in order that the entire band may be unfolded to its full extent without completely covering the face, e., the eyes, nose, and mouth of the wearer.

The. crown of my improved cap, as illustrated in the drawings is continuously knitted with a zigzag rack stitch and the band portion is also continuously knitted with a rack stitch, but without the Zigzag feature. The drop stitch connection of the band portions is not visible when the band is folded, and ordinarily would not be noticed when the band is unfolded upon the head and neck of the wearer.

I claim y l. The method'of forming knitted caps, consisting in first knitting along zigzag lines a blank having V-shaped projections along its side margins, trimming one of said side margins along a straightline, stitching the ends of the blank together, gathering the remaining projections together and uniting their edges by stitches to form a domeshaped crown, separately knitting a blank having a drop stitch along its longitudinal center line, connecting one margin of the blank to the base of the crown and reversely folding. the blank along the line of the drop stitch to form a band-like portion for the crown, adapted to be unfolded and extended downwardly to a distance substantially equal. to twice the width of the band. I

2. The method of forming a knitted cap, said method consisting in knitting a crown and a band-like portion having a drop stitch along its longitudinal center line to provide afolding line'of comparatively thin fabric thereby to facilitate folding of the band upon the crown and invariably in the same position.

DAVID KARG-ER. 

